85 previous convictions. Nice. The system failed him and his pals of course……
Malta
Nah, the man in his early 20s is Kay inherently evil.
Malta
Feck, ignore that
Malta
Well, somebody failed them. If their parents are failing them, isn’t it the state’s job to step up?
It’s unlikely that these 7 men are inherently evil – something, or a set of somethings, made them bad.
Malta
The state failed the Corcoran’s too though. No argument there.
Bingo
” If their parents are failing them, isn’t it the state’s job to step up?”
Yeah, it’s the states job to protect innocent familes from thugs like these.
85 previous convictions and still allowed to walk the streets…..FFS.
B Hewson
Had a date been set for the appeals yet so they can have their sentences reduced and barristers pocket more cash?
Hank
The state of that bunch on the front of the Irish Examiner!
Original Cynic
Entitlement to Legal Aid needs to be seriously looked at – a certain number of convictions and you’re out. Also, hopefully, CAB will mop up anything they have stashed away.
Sam
The problem isn’t that they’re getting legal aid do is it? It’s that despite having dozens of convictions, they had hardly done the time. If they’d been sitting in the joy, that house wouldn’t have been broken into.
Original Cynic
Legal Aid presents a remorseful and sympathetic façade for these “men” – making them appear, in person, in Court will expose their true nature.
Kolmo
Nightmare. Everyone else’s fault I suppose. 120 previous convictions…surely this walking timebomb was flagged as a menace long before this
Mysterybeat
What relevance is it to the story that the people involved in that terrible crime were Travellers? (Daily Mail). Apart of course from allowing people to lazily stereotype them and all other Travellers as criminals.
Methinks a complaint is in order.
Conor
Meh, I’ve given up trying to be PC and defend the Travelling community. The community seems to continually ignore the violence and criminality within.
Where is Pavee Points press statement condemning their actions?? They usually have a statement out straight away after any court case that involves a case in favour of travellers.
Bejayziz
+1
Spaghetti Hoop
+1
Liam from Lixnaw
+7
classter
This is the classic fallacy of all of racists everywhere.
Why don’t Muslims take on responsibility for the actions of other Muslims?
Why doesn’t Mysterybeat personally sort out that loud, drunk Irish guy I saw in Sydney that time?
Why didn’t black people stop Bill Cosby?
Owen O'F
If your primary and sole real-world reaction to this whole story of a terrorised family is to actually get off your arse and make a press complaint that the paper reported the gang as being ‘Travellers’, then your priorities in life are seriously out of whack.
85 previous convictions. Nice. The system failed him and his pals of course……
Nah, the man in his early 20s is Kay inherently evil.
Feck, ignore that
Well, somebody failed them. If their parents are failing them, isn’t it the state’s job to step up?
It’s unlikely that these 7 men are inherently evil – something, or a set of somethings, made them bad.
The state failed the Corcoran’s too though. No argument there.
” If their parents are failing them, isn’t it the state’s job to step up?”
Yeah, it’s the states job to protect innocent familes from thugs like these.
85 previous convictions and still allowed to walk the streets…..FFS.
Had a date been set for the appeals yet so they can have their sentences reduced and barristers pocket more cash?
The state of that bunch on the front of the Irish Examiner!
Entitlement to Legal Aid needs to be seriously looked at – a certain number of convictions and you’re out. Also, hopefully, CAB will mop up anything they have stashed away.
The problem isn’t that they’re getting legal aid do is it? It’s that despite having dozens of convictions, they had hardly done the time. If they’d been sitting in the joy, that house wouldn’t have been broken into.
Legal Aid presents a remorseful and sympathetic façade for these “men” – making them appear, in person, in Court will expose their true nature.
Nightmare. Everyone else’s fault I suppose. 120 previous convictions…surely this walking timebomb was flagged as a menace long before this
What relevance is it to the story that the people involved in that terrible crime were Travellers? (Daily Mail). Apart of course from allowing people to lazily stereotype them and all other Travellers as criminals.
Methinks a complaint is in order.
Meh, I’ve given up trying to be PC and defend the Travelling community. The community seems to continually ignore the violence and criminality within.
Where is Pavee Points press statement condemning their actions?? They usually have a statement out straight away after any court case that involves a case in favour of travellers.
+1
+1
+7
This is the classic fallacy of all of racists everywhere.
Why don’t Muslims take on responsibility for the actions of other Muslims?
Why doesn’t Mysterybeat personally sort out that loud, drunk Irish guy I saw in Sydney that time?
Why didn’t black people stop Bill Cosby?
If your primary and sole real-world reaction to this whole story of a terrorised family is to actually get off your arse and make a press complaint that the paper reported the gang as being ‘Travellers’, then your priorities in life are seriously out of whack.